I have chosen the music video "Emeli Sandé- Heaven" as I feel it has used a very familar concept that "Massive Attack- Unifinished Sympathy" had.
The main ideas I thought Emeli Sandé had used from Massive Attack's Unfinished Sympathy was the background of the homeless, elderly, and urban city- I think Emeli wanted a 90s vibe to go with her music video, to grab the same audience Massive Attack had. Emeli also had a filter that gave off the effect that the camera that was being used to shoot her footage wasn't modern; she did this purposely only to give more of a 90s look.
Each of the lyrics from both of the songs I have been comparing do not link, only the footage does. From what I see, Emeli hasn't used any lyric intertexuality, only footage- and a lot of it. One obvious concept that Emeli has used from Unfinished Sympathy's music video is that both of the women singing in each of the music videos are singing in the street- yet Emeli isn't seen to be walking as well as singing in the street, she managed to gather a similar concept.

Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWmrfgj0MZI&ob=av3e
Emeli Sandé - Heaven: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=883yQqdOaLg
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